Investors take profit after two days of gains

Benchmark KSE-100 index closes up 30 points at 36,265.12. PHOTO: AFP/FILE KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday reversed course after two days of notable gains as investors resorted to profit-booking at higher valuations, pulling the benchmark KSE-100 index down by over 1,500 points. The market’s downturn was primarily triggered by selling in blue-chip … Read more

Import bill hits $6.1b since March 2022

[ Trade gap swells by $3.5b in four months as exports decline for third consecutive month Pakistan’s trade deficit. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit widened to $12.6 billion during the first four months of this fiscal year, an addition of $3.5 billion over the same period last year, after monthly imports spiked to the … Read more

Swifties bring pop magic to classical muse ‘Ophelia’

painting ophelia hung inside the museum in wiesbaden western germany photo afp

A German museum becomes a global fan destination after Taylor Swift’s video links to a century-old painting Painting ‘Ophelia’ hung inside the museum in Wiesbaden, western Germany. Photo: AFP WIESBADEN, GERMANY: Taylor Swift fans sang and danced this weekend to her new hit ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ at a German museum exhibiting a painting believed … Read more

Gas explosion rocks SC canteen, leaves 12 injured

. ISLAMABAD: A gas explosion in the basement canteen of the Supreme Court on Tuesday left 12 people injured, including two in critical condition, prompting a swift rescue and evacuation operation. According to initial reports, the blast occurred in the air-conditioning gas plant installed in the canteen’s basement, shaking parts of the building and forcing … Read more